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UCC SCHOOL BULLETIN
In THIS ISSue
• Welcome from the Headteacher
• Sixth Form leadership team
• Information for the summer and September 2020
• Art exhibitions
• Contact us
• Music Department news
• A message for Year 9
• The library edit
• Creating a new garden
• Frontline fundraising
• Awesome work!
• Ben Perris – the Youth Parliament
• A message for Year 7
• Always here for you – Lilly Nulty
• Artsmark journey interrupted
• Supporting additional needs – Beah Lamis
• Lockdown work – poetry
• Lockdown work – prose
• Lockdown work – child development, health & social care
• Lockdown work – geography
• Creative Futures festival!
Hello Everyone
Welcome to our latest newsletter, the last of this very interesting and over-
whelmingly successful year. As I come to the end of my first year working
with all the wonderful students, parents and staff at Ullswater, a few things
spring to mind.
Firstly, what a privilege it is to be trusted with such a huge responsibility.
As parents, we would do anything to see our children succeed… this is
exactly how we feel about each and everyone of the students at Ullswater!
Secondly, how proud I am of the way every single one of our students and
staff has responded to these strange times. As we approach the end of the
term we can see the magnitude of our achievements. The current crisis will
evolve and change and I hope you agree with me that the entire Ullswater
community has been resilient, adaptable, flexible and – most importantly –
caring throughout this time. We have shown that we too will evolve and
change to meet this challenge moving forwards.
Plans for September are well underway and I would encourage you to visit
the information and links on the next page of this newsletter. We will contin-
ue to keep you informed of developments and to listen to your feedback
and improve wherever we can. We will stay in regular touch over the sum-
mer as we update proposals to ensure the safest possible return to the
school for everyone in the new academic year in September.
In addition to responding to the Covid-19 situation we are also on the jour-
ney to becoming an outstanding school. This is not an easy ambition to
achieve but it is no less than our students deserve and I now know how
hard everyone is prepared to contribute towards that goal.
My thanks go out to each and every one of you for all the support you have
given to the school, the students and me personally – we couldn’t do it with-
out you!
Finally, my most important message and one that I have shared every year
– stay safe, stay in touch, let us know how you are and if you need any-
thing. I can’t wait to return in September for what is undoubtedly going to be
another fantastic year for the school and the whole Ullswater community.
Kindest regards
Mr Gilby
Ullswater Community College Website: www.ullswatercc.co.uk
Issue 7 – July 2020
ConGraTuLaTIonS To THe neW SIxTH Form LeaDerSHIP Team!
Elections for the Sixth Form Leadership Team were held recently. Congratulations to all who took part – we hope
they’re gearing up for a busy year from September!
CHAIR: Jemma Pears
DEPUTY CHAIRS & SENIOR PREFECTS: Connor Askins, Ellie Davies, Abigail Garvey
PREFECTS: Savannah Edwards-Lynch, Hannah Fernie, Jasmine Gilpin, Freya Hardman, Samantha Harrison, Ellie
Howard, Emma Jackson, Lily Jennings, Freya oram, Marci radcliffe
Ullswater Community College Website: www.ullswatercc.co.uk
ImPorTanT InFormaTIon
For SePTemBer
We have generated a Google site for
important school information.
Please click here to open the UCC
portal and see updates and infor-
mation for September. We will contin-
ue to send emails and texts over the
holiday.
• Parent/student guide 2020–21
• Uniform guide
• PE kit information
• Changed details/address form
• Term dates
• Free school meals application
form
• Lunch survey
Ullswater Community College
LunCH-TIme arranGe-
menTS
Plans are well underway for September
and to maintain social distancing it is
likely that we will need to reduce the
school menu and adopt a more "grab
and go" approach.
To this end, we will be encouraging
students to bring packed lunches wher-
ever possible; they will be able to eat
these in their form room.
It would be helpful to know which stu-
dents intend to bring their own lunch.
To complete the form, please click here
Term DaTeS* 2020–2021
*dates may be subject to change based on government guidance
auTumn Term
Tuesday 1 September 2020 Staff training; no students
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Staff training; no students
Thursday 3 September 2020 Years 7, 11 and 12
Friday 4 September 2020 All year groups
Monday 26–Friday 30 october 2020 Half term break
Friday 18 December 2020 End of term
SPrInG Term
Monday 4 January 2021 Staff training; no students
Tuesday 5 January 2021 All year groups
Monday 15–Friday 19 February 2021 Half term break
Thursday 1 April 2021 End of term
Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday
Summer Term
Monday 19 April 2021 All year groups
Monday 31 May–Friday 4 June 2021 Half term break
Friday 16 July 2021 End of term
THe neW SCHooL DaY
The school day is changing. The new
structure from September is:
TIme aCTIvITY
08:55–09:45 Period 1
09:50–10:40 Period 2
10:40–10:55 BrEAK
10:55–11:45 Period 3
11:50–12:40 Period 4
12:40–13:35 LUNCH
13:35–14:25 Period 5
14:30–15:20 Period 6
15:20–15:40 Tutor Time
neW SCHooL TIeS
The new school ties are on order. We
will be in touch over the summer with
details of how and when to buy them
once they arrive.
SCHooL TranSPorT
We’re waiting to hear from the
County Council Transport
Team with full details about the
transport for next year. We will
contact you again as soon as
we receive this information.
We do know that face masks
will be required on the school
buses, and that a seating plan
based on the school and year
group the students are in will
be in force.
Summer aCTIvITY SnaCKS!
The summer holiday is a great opportunity to spend less time in front of
screens and more time being creative – going outside and taking a
wellbeing check.
If you need some inspiration, have
a go at as many of these "wellbeing
snacks" as you can! The good
news is that all of these "snacks"
are good for you!
If you download this poster to your
phone you can tick off squares on
the puzzle as you complete them.
Summer oPenInG HourS
Please note that the school reception
will be open 8.00 am to 3.30 pm Mon-
day to Thursday during the summer
holiday. reception will be closed on
Fridays.
Ullswater Community College
arT exHIBITIonS
This year more than any, the importance of exhibiting students’ work takes
on an enormous gravitas. Lockdown has provided us with the time to
reflect upon our lives and society. What would life be like without the arts
and entertainment?
The students this year have proven themselves to be artists of a high
calibre, who are already producing work to enrich our collective
experience. They have worked in a broad range of media and in response
to a variety of sources; from large-scale sculpture and painting through to
delicate prints, textiles, drawings and photography. We very much hope
you enjoy this year’s ‘virtual’ exhibitions – the three logos below take you
to the exhibitions.
Mr Smith
Head of Art
muSIC DeParTmenT neWS
Summer ConCerT
The annual summer concert was a virtual event this year – recorded
remotely and pieced together later. Click here for more than 100 minutes
of amazing music.
BeLGIum muSIC Tour
The music tour to Belgium is still scheduled to go ahead! We are not sure
when rehearsals will restart at school due to the current legislation so
please keep an eye on the department page of the school website.
Students: please keep practising over the summer so that when we are
able to join together we can hit the ground running.
Music tutors: the majority of peripatetic tutors are offering individual
tuition via Zoom or other online platforms – if you would like any further
information please do ask! More importantly, if students are missing
instruments please contact Mr Bryant to arrange to get these sent out.
reHearSaLS
If possible, we would like to do some year group sectionals with a
maximum of fifteen students just to keep us making music in September.
Failing this we will set up a group where we can still meet and talk about
music – watch this space.
auTumn ConCerT
We would like to hold another online concert on Friday october 23rd.
Students who would like to submit something should work on a piece (or
pieces) over summer and let Mr Bryant know that you’d like to be
included. If all submissions can be made by Friday 2nd october that gives
plenty of time to get the concert edited and prepared.
A very happy summer holidays from the music department team
a meSSaGe To Year 9
Hello Year 9s
I cannot tell you how proud I have
been of your endeavours during this
really difficult time.
I have loved the pictures of your newly
developed skills which include; deck-
ing of the back garden, building of a
pizza oven, development of cooking
skills, new hair styles and lots of great
art and photography.
I hope that you have enjoyed getting
started on your GCSE tasks and that
you are motivated to develop this
learning over the holidays with further
research. We can say goodbye to Key
Stage 3 and you can hold your heads
up high as you have done brilliantly.
I look forward to seeing you all in Sep-
tember, when we embark on what will
be our final major journey together,
the start of Key Stage 4.
Have a great summer holiday and
stay safe. Mrs Cath Jones
Head of Year 9
COnTaCT uS
We are always
pleased to hear
from parents.
Please get in
touch with us if
you have any
concerns:
E-mail: [email protected]
Or visit the school website:
www.ullswatercc.co.uk
CreaTInG a neW GarDen
Saturday 11th July saw 27 willing gar-
deners bringing an array of skills, in-
cluding permaculture, tree surgery, for-
est school, litter picking (from the Keep
Britain Tidy campaign), community gar-
den design and organic farming, to
UCC to start creating our new garden in
the area that was formerly the Eco Gar-
den (suggestions for the new name are
welcome!). This is one of our “Covid
recovery” projects taking place through-
out the school.
We enjoyed a productive morning work-
ing together in a socially distanced way.
We cleared giant nettles and began to
reclaim parts of the Eco garden, discov-
ering old paths and fresh raspberries.
We will be meeting again on Saturday
5th September. If you would like to get
involved at any level please get in touch
with [email protected]
Nicola McCanny, PHSE
#proudtobeUCC
Ullswater Community College
Ben PerrIS – YouTH ParLIamenT BuLLeTIn
I hope you are all doing well and are keeping safe. I wanted to let you know
how I am getting on as a Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP) and what
you can expect next year from me.
I have been in contact with Dr Neil Hudson, our local MP, and we are hope-
fully going to be able to arrange a school visit. This will be a fantastic oppor-
tunity for the school. Please have a think over the summer and let me know
if there is anything you would like me to ask him on your behalf.
That is not the only thing that I and my team are doing with the local MP. We
are also hopefully going to be able to help Dr Hudson in trying to save New-
ton rigg College. This is a vital service and one that many UCC students
attend after Year 11. I will keep you updated on how things go.
on a different note, if you find yourself with some free time then Eden &
Carlisle Youth Council has set up a Lockdown Blog. You can check this out
at www.benperris.co.uk; there is a link on the homepage of my website. We
do lots of different posts like film review and supporting movements like
BLM. Please do check it out; it would mean a lot and is an interesting read.
I have put more information on the many other things that are coming up
over the next few weeks on my website.
If there is anything you would like to ask me or see change in your local ar-
ea, then feel free to email me on [email protected] I would
be more than happy to answer your questions and concerns.
Thank-you for taking the time to read my update.
Ben Perris, MYP
FronTLIne FunDraISInG
Mr Hutchinson’s veterans rugby team raised £880 for
frontline services by making a donation from the sale
of each of their new playing shirts.
#GreengarthrUFC #veterans #NHS
aWeSome WorK!
We love Sophia Monico’s textiles
work!
During lockdown she made an awe-
some fabric box and has also been
sewing scrub bags. Well done
Sophia!
Miss Forknall
Head of DT
LIBRaRY BuILDIngS TO Re-OPen In auguST
Cumbria County Council is re-opening its six main library buildings on
Monday 10th August – in Carlisle, Penrith, Whitehaven, Workington,
Kendal and Barrow.
To protect the health and safety of staff and customers, new Covid-
secure measures will be in place and opening times and what’s on offer
will be slightly different. Although not all of the usual activities will be
available, there will still be plenty of resources for customers to enjoy.
If you can’t wait, try the online services, which continue to be very popu-
lar. All library members can get free access to a whole host of online
benefits, in-
cluding access
to eBooks,
audio books,
magazines
and comics.
Ullswater Community College
a meSSaGe For Year 7
As the first year of school comes to an end and we reflect on how it has gone, it has to be noted that this
has got to be one of the most unusual and challenging years ever for a new cohort. With just over half a
year in school and the learning at home, our Year 7s have really impressed the Year 7 Tutor Team and
myself with their resilience and engagement.
It has been a great source of pride for us all to see how well
they have taken to the challenges of home learning and kept
true to the spirit of UCC. A staggering 78,677 positive Attitude
to Learning (ATL) points have been earned by the year group
and almost half of those have been whilst in lockdown!
Year 7 students have really shown commitment to their school
work and the wider life of the school. Some have taken part in
the school concert by sending in recordings of their work;
others competed in the talent show; there have been many
excellent contributions to the art exhibitions and pupil work
being posted on the Art Department’s
Instagram page! In addition to all of this, we
have had pupils undertaking a huge range of
challenges and striving to complete the UCC
Pledges with great success. From Jamie’s
charity head shave, Elizabeth’s equivalent
climb of Mount Everest, Freddie’s organisation of a vE Day
street party, Callum’s Lego stop-motion movie, through to
Lewis’s epic effort cleaning up his local community
recycling site, our Year 7s have been
making a difference beyond their
doorstep.
To list all of the wonderful things our
pupils have undertaken and done
would be impossible here, equally
impossible would be the ability to
adequately express our pride and
wonder at all they have done. We
have, though, made sure that all of our Year 7 pupils have been receiving
their Award Badges, to make sure they have the chance to return in
September with them proudly displayed on their blazers. A total well over 370
badges to over 210 addresses just goes to show how much of an effort these brilliant young people have
been making!
We are all very much
looking forward to
September and a chance
to once again be back
together as a Year Group
at UCC and to push
ahead into Year 8, ready
to once again excel and
make our mark.
Well done, Year 7! What
a brilliant year!
Mr Forrest
Head of Year 7
Ullswater Community College
aLWaYS Here For You – LILLY nuLTY
Lilly Nulty has been involved in filming a chapter from a book called
Always Here For You by Miriam Halahmy. Mrs McCanny arranged to
make the film for her PSHE classes and worked closely with the author
and her publishing team.
Ultimately, the book is about how someone can be manipulated online.
It shows that this can happen to anyone, as Holly – the character Lilly
plays – has a normal life and her only weaknesses are pressure from
school and feeling lonely at this point in her life, which are things pretty
much all young people can relate to at some point. When Holly meets
boy a called Jay online she believes they are the same age, but he
turns out to be much older and has been grooming her. Lilly said:
Acting as Holly during our short film of Chapter 5 from Always
Here for You was a really great opportunity for me. I think it really
helped me to understand the difficult position Holly was in, and
how anyone can be a target of grooming. We had to consider how
Holly would perceive Jay from his messages, as well as how Jay
uses the information she tells him when we were acting out the
scene. This was really insightful and a reminder that it’s not just
the facts that groomers can use (address, number, age etc) it’s
the personal details and problems in Holly’s life which Jay
particularly focused on to make her feel as though he was in a
similar position, and therefore trustworthy. I think this book is
something that could be really beneficial to be taught in PSHE so
everyone understands how we can be manipulated online, rather
than just what not to do, because it isn’t always that simple.
SuPPorTInG aDDITIonaL neeDS – BeaH LamIS
Beah Lamis has written a superb piece of coursework for her Level 3
BTEC Health and Social Care course. This assignment is called
“Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs”. Beah had to analyse the
impact of experiencing severe physical additional needs on a family and
society, using a case study. This is an extract from her assignment:
rebecca’s additional needs may also impact society. According to
Leonard Cheshire (2019), online hate crimes against disabled
people in England and Wales have risen by a third in the last year.
In addition, they stated that while people had greater confidence to
report such experiences, more support was needed for victims.
In relation to this, rebecca may face discrimination from
individuals in society due to her condition. For instance, shop
owners may refuse entry for rebecca as they may think it will put
other individuals off from shopping in their stores, as the shop is
cramped due to rebecca’s wheelchair and carers, leaving less
space for other customers.
In order to give each individual the same opportunities and a fair
treatment, buildings will need to be adapted to take into
consideration disability access for service users. However, this
may come at an additional cost to the owners. Moreover, society
will need to be educated about the different needs of individuals so
people can become more tolerant.
arTSmarK JourneY InTer-
ruPTeD BY CovID-19
This was the third year of our Creative Fu-
tures Festival. Despite the problems posed
by Covid-19 we knew we still needed to
come together to enjoy thinking, exploring
and making. our theme was ‘Celebrating
Equality, Diversity and Human rights’.
In fact, this year saw the school come to-
gether like never before. Students were
encouraged to ask questions and to stand
up and express their thoughts and ideas
about big issues. Projects across all sub-
ject areas took place in virtual classrooms
and on school social media; they were cel-
ebrated via the school television channel,
school blog and our website; examples
appear later in this newsletter.
We also involved ex-students who work in
the creative industries, who demonstrated
the importance of opening our minds to
new ideas and the value of experiencing
other ways of being and doing.
Much time and energy was invested in
producing resources during this time.
These will be archived on our school web-
site and will become a rich source of mate-
rial for the future.
We’d love to hear your views–
click the logo to give feedback.
This year’s festival was support-
ed by a number of organisations and we
are very grateful to: Westmorland Family
Group, Another Way, Penrith & Eden refu-
gee Network, ragtag Arts & Community
Scrapstore, Blue Jam Arts, Create to Con-
nect Eden, The People’s History Museum
Manchester, UN Human rights Campaign
‘Fly the Flag’, Eden Mind, Eden Carers and
Hospice at Home.
We hope that our message has been
clear and loud; at Ullswater Community
College we promote and celebrate crea-
tivity, equality, diversity and human
rights. Equality is a necessity, diversity
is strength, and every human being has
rights.
#proudtobeucc
a Summer mornInG – a poem in the form of Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams
According to the amber haze
when I ascended
summer had risen
a subtle breeze encapsulated all
that hung in the vivid dawn
before me tenderly
in the youthful light
life was tingling bursting
and embracing all
endearing aromas formed
clouds of euphoria in the
lustre of the sun
picturesque horizons
seemed to be serenely
content with themselves
locating solace and harmony
in the purest
silence
a reconstruction resonates inside as
you switch off
leaving the outside world far away
Megan Eastham
Ullswater Community College
WorK Done BY STuDenTS DurInG LoCKDoWn – PoeTrY
TWo GIrLS
two girls
a daughter of the sky
a daughter of the sea
clashed wooden blades
the sky was a pearl
sending soft clouds to soothe her daughter’s mind
and the ocean a sapphire
waves splashing to spur her daughter on
she never saw it coming
chattering still as she struggled to the floor
laughing still as her sword was discarded in two
smiling still as her neck snapped in her opponent’s hands
lying still
how does the sky make the ocean drop dead
she rips into her with a lightning sword
seawater blood
draining and draining and draining from her until she’s simply
dried up
Lilly Nulty
one DaY
You stare into the sun,
Its rays kiss your skin,
The birds are chirping freely,
But you are locked in.
The sun begins to set,
Night is drawing in,
You watch the stars shine brightly,
No-one to gaze up with.
But there is a rose hidden amongst the
thorns,
A glimmer of hope, if you will,
Technology blesses the earth,
While you are stuck in.
You will stare into the sun,
Its rays will kiss your skin,
The birds will chirp freely,
You are with your loved ones again.
The sun will set,
And the night will draw in,
You will watch the stars shine brightly,
Surrounded by friends to gaze up with.
rai Broomhall
unTITLeD
I try to make a home out of this house
But those white walls seem to close in on me.
The sleepless nights and the hour-long days,
Weeks feel like months and months soon turn into years.
The boredom kicks in and soon I’m lonely.
I wish for company but I sit safe.
I want to see my friends again but no,
I try to make a home out of this house.
Aleah Wilson
unTITLeD
It takes the world to stand still,
pause, halt.
For its inhabitants to think, notice,
react
to multiple generations-worth of injustices.
White people bask in their noticeable naivitee.
Young people strive to educate on what they can’t understand.
And powerful people, disgusted at the audacity,
fight peace with policy,
fight peace with protective gear,
fight people with punishment.
Heather Mein
Ullswater Community College
WorK Done BY STuDenTS DurInG LoCKDoWn – ProSe
a LeTTer From a reGenCY GenTLeman
Dear reader
As you well know Mama is the headmistress at Langwathby
Preparatory school and following a most torrid and distressing half
term, during which she attempted to make sense of the buffoon Mr
Johnson’s unfathomable nonsense, she was well ready for a
period of repose and inebriation.
Papa decided in his infinite wisdom that the whole family should
take the horse and carriage to a well-known Lake district beauty
spot. on account of the lockdown little ollie ’s hair was quite
preposterously bushy and not at all fitting for high society. In
contrast Papa and I resembled escaped convicts as Mama had
recently scalped us with the cattle clippers.
on arrival at Wythburn church, a beautiful example of romantic
architecture, described by the great poet Wordworth himself as ‘a
modest house of prayer ’ we rested the horses and prepared to
embark upon a gentle and scenic stroll to the magnificent waterfall
at the end of the valley. A number of experienced and athletic
young men were also congregated ready to make an ascent of the
mighty Helvellyn. Papa looked wistfully upon them and dreamt of
his younger days or freedom and male comradery. His lot for the
afternoon was to cajole poor plump Mama up a steep hill whilst
carrying the copious amounts of food and water she had packed
for the occasion.
The walk begin with a steep and rocky incline, whilst Papa and I
strode out with confidence barely breaking a sweat, Mama and
little ollie struggled with the terrain, taking regular breaks and
sweating profusely. Whilst Mama is normally a model of good
decorum I could swear I heard her mutter some gutter words as
she picked her way up the hillside. It was a great relief when this
section was complete.
The reminder of the outrun was a gentle stroll with magnificent
views of Thirlmere. Little ollie and I skipped along joyfully spotting
the little birds and collecting interesting curiosities such as pine
cones and wonky shaped sticks. Mama and Papa were engaged in
an animated discussion about some vagabond named Dominic
Cummings! I’m not sure what he had done but Papa compared him
to horse excrement!
on arrival at the waterfall we were taken aback by the stunning
scene before us, glistening water trickling over complex and
beguiling rock formations all gleaming under the blazing sun.
Mama settled herself upon a grassy patch to enjoy a light aperitif
whilst Little ollie and I adventured up the rock face and paddled in
the reflective cool pools. All in all it was a most splendid
adventure.
Kind regards
Alfie Hay
CreaTIve FuTureS FeSTIvaL:
‘BLaCK LIveS maTTer’
over the last two weeks of term, as part of
their English involvement in the Creative
Futures Festival, the students in Key
Stage 3 were asked to research a signifi-
cant black figure. This could be a writer,
politician, musician, sports player etc…
The students put their independent home
learning skills together and came up with
some very interesting reads, accompanied
by images of their chosen personality.
Mrs Helen Pickup
DeLIverY!
In response to a challenge set for her
Early Years Educator 6th Form induc-
tion studies, Abbie Brown designed a
resource for young children using a
cardboard box, demonstrating an im-
pressive creative flair!
Creative activities not only help chil-
dren express and cope with their feel-
ings but also support intellectual
growth by providing opportunities for
trying out new ideas, and new ways of
thinking and problem-solving. Abbie
has set certainly set a high standard
here!
Mrs McCormick
Ullswater Community College
WorK Done BY STuDenTS DurInG LoCKDoWn – CHILD DeveLoPmenT anD
HeaLTH & SoCIaL Care
DuTY oF Care
Year 11 into 12 Health and Social Care students have been working
amazing hard learning the importance of duty of care. I asked them to
send me a picture showing “care” and why they chose that picture.
Mrs Davidson
“This photo shows how
the elderly woman can still
maintain her self-confid-
ence and have a regular
routine as usual when get-
ting ready for the day. This
will bring joy and compan-
ionship between the two
people.”
ruby Dargue
“I chose this picture
because it shows
young children learn
new things all the time
and it’s the adult’s role
to help them to do this.
They require more care
and help than older
children and it is our
duty to keep them
safe.”
Caitlin Pridmore
WorK Done BY STuDenTS DurInG LoCKDoWn – GeoGraPHY
Nell Coward produced a PowerPoint
presentation on weather forecasting:
Year 7 students have produced some exceptional work in Geography dur-
ing lockdown. Ashton White studied his local environment to assess how
accessible it was for people with wheelchairs or young children:
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